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Servando "La Tuta" Gomez, a former school teacher who became one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords as head of the Knights Templar cartel, was captured early Friday by federal police as he tried to sneak out of a house wearing a baseball cap and a scarf to hide his identity. Gomez was arrested at a house in Morelia, the capital of the western state of Michoacan, along with eight bodyguards and associates toting a grenade launcher, three grenades, a machine pistol and assault rifles, National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said. Gomez and his accomplices were arrested without a shot fired, after a months-long intelligence stakeout in which his associates...

Devil in the White City was a huge 2004 success for author Erik Larson as a narrative nonfiction revealing the underbelly of Chicago's historic Columbian Exhibition of 1893. Among other great titles, Larson went on to continued literary prominence with...

In the history of American cinema, D.W. Griffith's 1915 landmark "The Birth of a Nation" is the gift that keeps on generating misgivings.
Based on Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel "The Clansman," and the subsequent stage version,...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has buzz. He has impressed conservative activists in Des Moines and is the front-runner for likely Republican Iowa caucus-goers, according to a Bloomberg Politics-Des Moines Register poll published this weekend.
Supporters say...

The scene that drew residents of Central Park Avenue just south of Foster Avenue to their front porches on Aug. 16, 1921, was eerily reminiscent of "The Birth of a Nation," the film that celebrated the night-riding vigilantes who restored...

Mid-January is the time to ask the annual question: Are we ready for a big, noisy, overhyped prime-time production that has outgrown its simple origins and usually leaves us feeling both gorged and disappointed? If not, you may want to skip the State of...

I've been thinking lately about the persistently vituperative and insulting attacks on President Barack Obama since 2008. It is, of course, commonplace in American politics for presidents to be lambasted for their policies, their programs, their values...

Gertrude Keeys' belief that education was the key to success was instilled in her as she grew up in Louisiana in a family of educators that included her grandfather, one of that state's first African-American college professors.
For more than three...

On April 26, 1924, the Tribune dropped a bombshell on the people of Chicago, though the newspaper didn't play it as the 8-column banner lead nor even above the fold. In fact, the seven-line, one-paragraph item was hanging on to the bottom of the front...

The 38th annual Winter Wonderwalk and Holiday Boutique hosted by the Mothers Club of Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, took place on Dec. 10. The Wonderwalk days raised $90,000 for the academy. The day included a boutique at the...

Jesselyn Radack, who represents several national security and intelligence community employees who have been investigated, charged or prosecuted under the Espionage Act for allegedly mishandling classified information, will present "Speaking Truth in...

What do former President Woodrow Wilson and actress Mary Tyler Moore have in common? They both were guests at one of the locations featured in this year's Winter Wonderwalk & Holiday Boutique benefit for Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart.
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The Oak Park Arms will present a Veteran's Day tribute at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Avenue. Roger Kotecki will perform a musical tribute about the American Civil War. This event is free and open to the...

The Leagues of Women Voters of Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth, and Wilmette present Margaret B. Lee, President, Oakton Community College. President Lee will discuss the range of programs offered at Oakton, current funding...

Perhaps you may have heard that an Illinois gubernatorial candidate on the campaign trail decided to order a hot dog with ketchup, and everyone freaked out.
I read this on Twitter Tuesday afternoon and my palm slapped my forehead so hard it left an...

Sinai Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Tanvir Mangat as Chief Strategy Officer. Mangat is responsible for developing long-term strategic plans for the system and leading business development efforts as well as overseeing several...

All presidents disappoint. It comes with the job, the unreasonable expectations Americans have for their presidents, and the inherent conflict and disconnect between campaigning (promising people all they can have) and governing (explaining to people...

The missteps in Dallas's handling of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States have revealed an uncomfortable reality: state and city plans for handling the deadly virus are based on generic recommendations for everything from...

The White House: Venerable home to U.S. presidents. Symbol of the nation's continuity. One of the world's most famous dwellings.
But it is also a place of children, weddings and farewells; of pets, card games and TV dinners; and the occasional upset or...

A lightning strike killed a woman and injured seven other people on Friday as they hiked in the Rocky Mountain National Park northwest of Denver, a park official said.The group was at an elevation of 11,000 feet (300 meters) on the Ute Crossing Trail when...